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Sept. 10, 1935. c. s. ANDREWS CONTAINER Filed May 9, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheetl INVENTOR ffm mjw 5 flndmml wwwaz; ATTORNEY P 1935. c. s. ANDREWS,2,013,646 7 CONTAINER Filed May 9, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept.10, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Champe S. Andrews, NorthChattanooga, 'l'enn., assignor to Box Blank Corporation, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Delaware Application May 9, 1931, Serial No.536,245

2 Claims.

which may be integral with the blank or may be entirely separatetherefrom and adjustable with respect to the container. The bandnormally holds the container in closed position but may be moved to aposition outside the hinge line of a portion of the top of the containerwhich forms a cover when access is desired to the contents of thereceptacle.

The invention also consists in certain new and original features ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

Although the novel features which are believed to be characteristic ofthis invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims appendedhereto, the invention itself, as to its objects and advantages, and themanner in which it may be carried out, may be better understood byreferring to the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings forming apart thereof, in which Fig. 1 representsa blank from which the container is formed, the continuous linesrepresenting cuts and the dot-and-dash lines representing scores;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of this container closed;

Fig. 3 illustrates the assembly of this container;

Fig. 4 represents the container closed but with the band positioned toallow raising of the cover; and

Fig. 5 illustrates the container opened with the band removed forpurposes of illustration.

In the following description and in the claims, various details will beidentified by specific names for convenience, but they are intended tobe as generic in their application as the art will permit.

Like reference characters denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification,certain specific disclosure of the invention is made for purposes ofexplanation, but it will be understood that the details may be modifiedin various respects with out departure from the broad aspect of theintom wall 50, side walls .5! and end walls 54 and.

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56. Side walls 5| have flaps 52 and 53 secured thereto and end wall 54has a liner 55 secured thereto. End wall 56 has projections I56 securedthereto. as indicated.

Secured to end wall 58 is top wall 51 having side 6 Walls 58 securedthereto. Secured to top wall 51 is cover wall 59 having side walls 60which are 'cut diagonally, as shown. Side walls 60 have flaps SI andcover wall 59 has end wall 62 secured thereto which in turn has a liner63. End wall 10 62 and liner 63 have finger notches 64 out therefrom, asindicated.

Either wall 54 or 55, or both, are preferably coated with glue, asindicated, and the flaps 53 are secured to end wall 54 and liner 55 in a15 manner similar to the corresponding parts described above. In thesame way flaps 6| are secured to end wall 62 andliner 53.

The rest of the box is assembled very quickly and easily by folding thecover 59 and top wall 20 51 over the bottom wall 50, as indicated, withthe flaps 58 foldedinside of walls 5|, as indicated...

after which the band 65 is placed in the position shown in Fig. 4. Thisband may be formed of paper and may be made of a single strip whose 25ends are pasted together at 66. The band preferably fits snugly over thebody of the box, indicated by 10 and illustrated in Fig. 4. This permitsthe cover, indicated by H, to be raised to give access to the box. Ifdesired, the band 30 65 may he slid over the cover H, as indicated inFig. 2, to prevent accidental opening of the cover during shipment. Thedownwardly extending projections I56 prevent the band 65 from slippingOfi.- 35 It will be noted that the end wall 54 is shortened to provideeasier access to the interior of the box, making this box particularlysuitable for such articles as writing paper and handkerchiefs. Thus,types of containers are provided, the 40 bodies of which are heldtogether preferably by a single band of material. The covers are formedintegral with a side wall of the box and are easily opened to giveaccess to the interior of the box. This type of'container' is welladapted to 45 certain kinds of merchandise which will occur to thoseskilled in the art, for example, handkerchiefs, writing paper and carbonpaper for typewriters, etc. It will be understood, however, that thesecontainers may be used for many other 0 While certain novelfeatures ofthe invention have'been disclosed and are pointed out in the annexedclaims, it will be understood that various omissions,- substitutions andchanges may be made by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe spirit oi the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A container comprising a body having bottom, side and end walls, atop wall integral with one or said end walls and a cover hinged to saidtop wall, said cover having enclosing side walls and an end wall adaptedto telescope with respect to said body portion, a movable band securingthe top wall and the side and bottom walls 0! the body in separableset-up assembly, and projections extending from one of said walls toprevent said band from slipping of! said container.

2; A container formed from asingle blank 0! paperboard materialcomprising a bottom wall, upstanding side walls and iront and rear endwalls connected thereto, a top wall connected-to said rear end wall, acover hinged to said top wall, side walls and a front end wall on saidcover adapted to telescope over said body side walls and front end wall,and a separable band of material passing around said container, saidband being slidable into a first position to surround said cover, saidcover side walls and said bottom wall to maintain said container inset-up assembly position, and hold said cover closed, said band beingslidable into a second position to permit opening of said cover, and apair of tabs projecting from the lower edge of said rear end wall toretain said band on said container. I

CHAMPE s. ANDREWS.

